FutureSPORT 2022, sponsored by Panasonic Connect, took place on 15 November at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. You can now view a picture gallery from the event.
Conference
Panasonic Connect’s Nigel Wilkes provides the opening remarksSetting the scene: Lorenzo Zanni from the IABM offers insight into sports media consumptionBoost Graphics’ Frank Temmerman talks AR and AR in cycling coverageUpwardly mobile: TikTok strategic partner manager for sport Sanjit Sarkar in discussion with SVG Europe editor Will StraussSarkar: “Live sport has a big part to play on TikTok – teams, leagues and rights holders find it a useful tool.”The only way is up: Robbie Spargo from Little Dot Sport, Mike Norrish of PLP, Sky Sports Scott Miles, and Sharon Fuller of the Rational Collective discuss creating 9:16 sports content for mobileMiles: “It’s about identifying the right content for the right platforms.”SVG Europe editorial director introduces the Women’s sport on TV sessionWomen’s Sport on TV (L to R): George Bevir, SVG Europe; Sharon Fuller, Rational Collective; Steph Harries, Women’s Sports Group; Helena Sykes, Sunset+Vine; Georgina Green, AELTCHelena Sykes, Sunset+Vine, Head of Content during the debate about women’s sport on TVThe Grass Valley tabletop exhibit in the networking areaFutureSPORT 2022 included ample time for networkingTom Houlbrooke from Telstra makes his point during a Thought Leader Perspectives session on ConnectivityIan Wagdin, BBC R&D, Senior Technology Transfer Manager: There are parallels between robotics in factories or in medicine and robotic cameras. Sometimes there’s stuff that’s already there and we need to be better at adopting it.”Telcos meet Broadcasters (L to R): Heather McLean, SVG Europe; Marco Dias Silva, Vodafone Group; Ian Wagdin, BBC R&D; Thomas Hainzel, NokiaDavid Candler, Veritone, Senior Director, Customer Solutions, talks MAMJulian Fernandez Campon from Tedial answers a question from SVG Europe editorial director George Bevir during the Thought Leadership session on MAMMatt Stagg, BT Sport/Warner Bros. Discovery and Lewis Wiltshire, Seven League go deep into the sporting metaverse with SVG Europe’s Heather McLean